429  
CDUS43 KDMX 170635  
CLIALO  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1235 AM CST SAT JAN 17 2026  
   
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..THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 16 2026
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 34 1101 AM 51 1990 28 6 43  
MINIMUM 9 1159 PM -34 2009 10 -1 23  
AVERAGE 22 19 3 33  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.09 0.91 1980 0.03 0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.40 0.57 0.83 0.02  
SINCE DEC 1 1.98 2.01 -0.03 1.47  
SINCE JAN 1 1.40 0.57 0.83 0.02  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 1.0 2.3 1994 0.3 0.7 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 1.2 5.1 -3.9 0.6  
SINCE DEC 1 6.4 15.0 -8.6 3.0  
SINCE JUL 1 20.9 18.4 2.5 3.2  
SNOW DEPTH 1  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 43 46 -3 32  
MONTH TO DATE 589 724 -135 730  
SINCE DEC 1 1951 1953 -2 1845  
SINCE JUL 1 3124 3331 -207 2867  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 43 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 300 AM  
LOWEST 58 900 PM  
AVERAGE 79  
   
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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 54 1996  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 10 -28 1977  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 17 2026.......SUNRISE 736 AM CST SUNSET 504 PM CST  
JANUARY 18 2026.......SUNRISE 735 AM CST SUNSET 506 PM CST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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